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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1974
Page
12
The Lancaster County auction notes slaughter steers and cows mixed to higher with bulls and veal steady to higher. Prices shown include Choice and Prime from 38 to 42 per hundredweight and various range values for steers, heifers, bulls, veal calves, and sheep across multiple weight classes and dates through December 12.
Market reports show mixed cattle and calf prices with cows down 1 to 2.5 and vealers weak. Slaughter hogs yarded, calves and vealers varied by weight with Holstein bulls returning to farm only, and sheep prices mixed for 70 to 125 pound lambs and ewes.
New Holland sales on Monday December nine totaled 44 hay loads and 18 straw loads with alfalfa 41 to 64 dollars and up to 81 for rare lots, timothy 47 to 76, mixed hay 48 to 68, straw 38 to 53, corn products to 76, and orchard grass and clover appearing in smaller lots. December eleven sales logged 38 hay and straw loads with alfalfa 55 to 76, timothy 46 to 55, mixed 42 to 62, straw 40 to 48, orchard grass 34 to 58, and clover 48. future sale on December twenty-fifth canceled. Statewide prices show hay and straw steady to firm with alfalfa 55 to 70, mixed hay 40 to 45, timothy 35 to 40, straw 30 to 38, and malch 20 to 32 dollars per ton.
Green Dragon reports hay prices with 62 loads of hay and 20 loads of straw. Alfalfa 51.00 to 69.00, individual 76.00, Timothy 43.00 to 54.00, Mixed hay 42.00 to 55.00, Clover one load 44.00, Stubble hay 44.00 and 48.00, Straw 40.00 to 46.00, Corn four loads 72.00 to 75.50, Oats one load 2.20 per bushel.
Market results show cattle and hog prices with declines in slaughter cows and varying quotes for steers heifers and bulls. Woolled lambs and feeders range 24 to 49 dollars with calves and hogs listed at multiple weights and grades. Sheep offerings include slaughter lambs and ewes with mixed prices and limited test for the day.
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